Enugu State Government Commences Mass Yellow Fever Vaccination Of Affected Communities

After affirmation of Yellow Fever outbreak in Ette and Umuopu Communities in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, and in compliance with the directives of His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Enugu State Government has in step with the laid down hints to fight such a virus, started out the following:

1. Activation of the Enugu State Ministry of Health Emergency Operations Centre for Yellow Fever

2. Prepositioned General Hospital Ogrute Enugu-Ezike, and began treatment, with Ambulance Service for emergency.

Three. Begun Active Case Surveillance to obtain essential statistics on the epidemic for similarly decision making

4. Constitution of the Enugu State Multi-Sectorial Technical Working Group for the Yellow Fever Epidemic

5. Commenced on the spot Mass Vaccination for Yellow Fever inside the affected Communities 

6. Immediate Fumigation in opposition to the Mosquito Vector with the precise Chemicals in the affected Communities

7. Risk Communication inside the affected Communities

eight. Formal notification of the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), and the National Arbovirus and Vectors Research Centre for a sustained response when you consider that Yellow Fever has also been pronounced in different states in Nigeria.

We thank the Traditional Rulers, Religious Leaders, President Generals of town Unions, different stakeholders and the coolest people of Enugu State who have in such a lot of approaches contributed to this expedited reaction to the epidemic in Enugu State. 

Public Health Advisory:
If you have been lately vaccinated towards Yellow Fever, you do now not want to be vaccinated again. Yellow Fever is transmitted via mosquito bites, for that reason take away its breeding web sites around you.

If you are not feeling nicely, please visit a close-by health center 

Dr Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi 
Hon. Commissioner of Health

Enugu State is within the fingers of God!